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BRS leader Dr RS Praveen Kumar accused the Congress government of political vendetta after former minister T Harish Rao was served notices for questioning corruption and irregularities. Kumar demanded SIT probes into alleged scams by Srujan Reddy and Rohith Reddy, as well as the deaths of students in residential schools.

BRS senior leader T Harish Rao criticises the Revanth Reddy government for ignoring Andhra Pradesh’s Banakacherla project, alleging illegal Godavari water diversion, misleading letters, and failure to protect Telangana’s rights, urging immediate court action and political intervention

Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy has declared that the Congress government will oppose the Banakacharla project, citing threats to Telangana’s water share. He criticised BRS leader Harish Rao for misrepresenting the issue and reiterated the State’s objections to the Centre.

The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) will meet on August 22 to discuss the Godavari-Cauvery river linking project, which includes the controversial diversion of Godavari waters. The outcome of this meeting could have significant implications for Telangana's water rights and its relations with neighboring states.

BRS leaders accused the Congress government of halting key irrigation projects like Kaleshwaram and SRSP, warned of farmer backlash, and criticised the promotion of unapproved schemes such as Tummidi Hatti

BRS MPs accused the Centre and Telangana government of supporting Andhra Pradesh's Godavari–Banakacherla project, risking Telangana’s water share. They also slammed the Congress for staging symbolic BC reservation protests, questioning the party’s sincerity and Cabinet representation of marginalised communities.

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reaffirmed Telangana's opposition to Andhra Pradesh's proposed Banakacherla project, labeling it illegal and a breach of water-sharing agreements.

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud’s claim that Andhra Pradesh has already built the Banakacherla project triggered backlash, with BRS and others criticising Congress for negligence and lack of knowledge on irrigation issues.

During a padayatra, TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud claimed Andhra Pradesh had already built the Banakacherla project. The project has not yet received central clearance

For the past ten years, Telangana has had operational control over the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP), including the Right Main Canal’s head regulator. Later, Andhra Pradesh wrested control of the head regulator and 13 of the 26 crest gates of the project, with the intervention of the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao has launched a state-wide campaign against the Congress over the Banakacherla project, agrarian distress, and irrigation failures. The party hopes to turn upcoming elections into a referendum on Telangana’s water rights and farmer welfare

BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao accused CM Revanth Reddy of colluding with Chandrababu Naidu and PM Modi to undermine Telangana’s water rights. He warned the Banakacherla project would worsen the agrarian crisis and called for a mass agitation to protect farmers

Congress leaders and MLAs feel that the Chief Minister, instead of protecting Telangana’s interest, is joining hands with Andhra Pradesh.

BP Pandey has been appointed Chairman of the Godavari River Management Board as Andhra Pradesh’s contentious Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project faces regulatory hurdles. Telangana's BRS opposes the project, citing lack of GRMB and CWC approvals amid ongoing environmental objections.

At the BRSV State Conference, BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of conspiring to undermine Telangana’s achievements and deny its rightful water share.

The Centre’s discrimination against Telangana, as Banakacherla proves, continues with no national project status granted to either Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme or Kaleshwaram, despite repeated appeals by the State

Telangana has strongly opposed Andhra Pradesh's proposed Godavari–Banakacherla link project, warning that diverting 200 TMC of floodwaters from the Polavaram reservoir could violate inter-state water-sharing agreements and cause serious environmental harm.

In the last Union Budget, the Centre sanctioned Rs. 15,000 crore for Andhra Pradesh, including funding for the Polavaram project and Amaravati capital development. Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh publicly thanked the BJP government for the allocations. Telangana, on the other hand, received negligible allocations.

According to sources, the BRSV leaders were explaining the implications of the Banakacherla project to students when the police intervened and detained them before transferring them to the Lalaguda Police Station.

The BRS student wing vowed to intensify its efforts to mobilise students across Telangana as part of the campaign against the Banakacherla project.